Claude Model Comparison

Compare all Claude models by speed, cost, context, and capabilities

Specification Opus 4.6LATEST Sonnet 4 Haiku 4.5BUDGET
Pricing (per 1M tokens)
Input Cost $3.00 $3.00 $0.80
Output Cost $15.00 $15.00 $4.00
Batch Discount 50% 50% 50%
Capabilities
Context Window 200K tokens 200K tokens 200K tokens
Vision (Images) Yes Yes Yes
JSON Mode Yes Yes Yes
Tool Use Yes Yes Yes
Performance
Speed Fastest Fast Very Fast
Reasoning Ability Advanced Advanced Good
Code Generation Expert Expert Capable
Best Use Cases
Recommended For Complex analysis, research, agentic tasks General-purpose, content, analysis Simple tasks, high volume, cost-sensitive

When to Use Each Model

Complex Research & Analysis
Recommended: Opus 4.6
Best-in-class reasoning for intricate problems, multi-step analysis, and sophisticated document processing
General Content Creation & QA
Recommended: Sonnet 4
Perfect balance of quality and speed for content, copywriting, translations, and most API use cases
High-Volume Batch Processing
Recommended: Haiku 4.5
Extremely fast and cost-effective for simple summarization, classification, data extraction, and bulk operations
Agentic AI Systems
Recommended: Opus 4.6
Superior reasoning for multi-turn conversations, tool use orchestration, and autonomous decision-making

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